A 15-year-old boy has died after getting into difficulty in Lough Ree in Co Westmeath.

The US military launched fresh strikes on Iran, while Tehran said it had again closed the Strait of Hormuz and escalated attacks on US facilities across the Gulf.

Northern Ireland's fire brigade received 303 emergency calls as bonfires were lit for the traditional Eleventh Night celebrations in unionist areas.

Norway boss Stale Solbakken believes the overhead wires deserve an assist for England's equaliser as the ball dropped down "straight from heaven" despite FIFA's ball sensor showing no contact.

The week in politics for Nigel Farage began with his resignation as a member of the UK parliament; it ended with the murder of his party's justice and immigration spokesperson.